May 2012
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Errors using brew install and brew update
I’m not a web developer, I just pretend to be one in my spare time, so please forgive (and point out) mistakes.
I had been reading a lot about the benefits of using PostgreSQL over MySQL. I found this Railscast, which like all Railscasts, is fantastic. But, when trying to install PostgreSQL with
Homebrew, I kept getting errors, including:
curl: (7) couldn’t connect to host
Error:...
February 2012
2 posts
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Artist JR's Ted Talk: Free the art. Free the mind.
“A really important point for me is that I don’t use any brand or corporate sponsors. So I have no responsibility to anyone but myself and the subjects. And that is for me one of the more important things in the work. I think, today, as important as the result is the way you do things.”
- JR
Free the art. Free the mind.
Beautiful and inspiring Ted Talk by Artist JR on his...
January 2012
4 posts
You might have fooled me for the second time...
Dear President Obama,
I voted for you the first time because you said so many of the right things, and I believed you. You fooled me. The last few years are not what I had hoped for in many ways. The leadership potential I saw during your campaign went missing when you took office.
In the State of the Union tonight, you said all the right things again and reminded me why I voted for you the...
The PIPA/SOPA People's Revolt Was Beautiful, But...
Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon wrote a thoughtful piece for Wired on the PIPA/SOPA people’s revolt. In it, he stated:
“While some have derided the events of last week as a departure from the way we do things in Washington, I believe last week is an example of the way Washington can change for the better. If more Americans took the time to be informed and call Congress when something...
Week (Or Two) In Review: January 15, 2012
White House leadership is still lacking, but at least the terrible bill paid for by Hollywood lobbyists has stalled
After public outcry and some
backpedaling by congressional co-sponsors, the White House finally chimes in with a position on PIPA/SOPA:
“While we believe that online piracy by foreign websites is a serious problem that requires a serious legislative response, we will not...
December 2011
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Disproportionate Satisfaction: Narrow the Table...
One of the most annoying things about building stuff, whether online or physical, is when something so small wastes so much time. I made an HTML table, a simple, plain table.
table, th, tr, td, a class or two, an id, nothing unusual.
But the table would not narrow beyond a certain point. I tried decreasing the width of it, everything in it, everything around it. I changed margins and borders....
September 2011
1 post
The wrong question: "I want to learn to code, what...
If you want to learn to code and build stuff and you’re starting by asking someone else what you should do, you’re already thinking about it the wrong way. Immediately, right now, with no preparation, in the blink of an eye, you can take a huge step toward your goal by realizing that you don’t need an answer to your question. You can do it all by yourself. Everything you need is...
July 2011
1 post
"I say, yes, it does offend our sense of justice.... →
April 2011
2 posts
bash: mysql: command not found
I was having trouble running mysql on my Mac OS X. I’m just learning this stuff, so bear with my terminology, but this works to solve the problem:
mysql: command not found
***
I installed mysql on my computer from the mysql.com website, opened Terminal, and tried to run it by typing:
mysql -u root
The response was:
mysql: command not found
Use the “find” command in Terminal to see if you...
March 2011
1 post
From Lawyer to Deploy
I’ve learned a ton of great stuff in the last year and I’ve had a lot of fun learning all of it. Most of it is not easy to just throw onto a webpage, but some of it is exactly that. So, I’m working on a website to display a lot of what I’ve learned about web design and development (mostly from reading and watching videos, it’s amazing how many great resources there...